ABSTRACT
Sustainability began to take its definitive form in 1987 when the Brundtland Commission of the United Nations defined sustainable development in its groundbreaking work: Our Common Future. Under the structure of Mark Dekay’s Integral Sustainable Design, the Quadruple Bottom Line is placed into design practice by using integral theory as a basis for a structured, comprehensive, and more holistic approach to design. It helps to provide a much-needed mental picture of sustainable design and a roadmap for transdisciplinary design, and also helps to build empathy among traditionally competing professions. Many amazing sustainable products have been created by imitating models, systems, and elements found in nature. Health and wellness has emerged as a second major driver of sustainable design. Design now becomes a healing process where evidence-based design methodologies are used to create spaces and places that improve human health and well-being – a radical change in focus for the design community.
